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Angine de Poitrine are inescapable right now. They’re a Canadian duo who have been catapulted to viral success after a KEXP session recorded at the 48th edition of the Trans Musicales festival in Rennes, France. Everyone was struck by their visual aesthetic and the sonic carnival on show – two clearly talented musicians wearing oversized papier-mâché masks and polka-dotted costumes, jamming to dissonant rock. One has long noodly hair, a Pinocchio nose,plays a double-necked guitar, and looks like they’ve been struck from above by an inverted white pyramid. The other appears to be the bastard lovechild of a dalmatian and…
“Consider that it is human beings like us who decided that even Hiroshima and Nagasaki were acceptable to end a conflict,” Crosetto told Corriere, adding that “we continue to have nuclear weapons, and those who don’t have them are looking for them. We have learned nothing.” Pressed on whether he believed there is a real nuclear threat, he said: “I don’t even want to say the word. The risk is madness, and what we’re experiencing is a conflict where every action requires a higher-level reaction.” While the U.S. and Israel’s military campaign has killed numerous Iranian leaders and severely depleted…
Between 27 and 28 March, Italy refused a request from the US military for aircraft to land at the Naval Air Station Sigonella on the island of Sicily in the Mediterranean, before continuing towards the Middle East. The decision came shortly before Spain announced it would close its own airspace to US planes reportedly involved in strikes on Iran, prompting speculation about a coordinated political stance from the two European countries. On social media, some users have claimed the refusal reflected a political stance by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, suggesting Italy was distancing itself from US policy or reacting to…
Greece’s parliament ethics committee unanimously recommended lifting the immunity of 11 lawmakers implicated in a farm subsidy fraud investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office. All 11 MPs from the ruling New Democracy party had requested the lifting of their immunity. The committee’s decision clears the way for a plenary vote expected after 19 April. Nine of the 11 MPs submitted written statements to the committee, while former Rural Development Minister Kostas Tsiaras and MP Notis Mitarakis appeared in person to make their case. Tsiaras told reporters he asked for his immunity to be lifted “because it is a matter…
While arguing Orbán was a model of leadership for Europe more widely, Vance said: “Viktor Orbán has been the single sound leader in Europe on the question of energy security and independence. It is funny to watch prime ministers and leaders in some of the Western European capitals talk about the energy crisis, when, frankly, they should have been following the policies of Viktor Orbán in Hungary, and if they had, the energy crisis that they were experiencing would be a lot less bad.” Those remarks refer to Orbán’s insistence that Hungary should be allowed to continue to import discounted…
Published on 07/04/2026 – 15:41 GMT+2 US Vice-President JD Vance accused the European Union of interfering in Hungary’s election campaign and imposing censorship, as he visited Budapest days ahead of a pivotal vote on Sunday which could see a dramatic change in government. Vance’s trip comes five days before Sunday’s election, in which Prime Minister Viktor Orbán faces his most serious challenge in 16 years in power. The opposition Tisza party, led by Péter Magyar, is currently ahead of Orbán’s Fidesz in opinion polls. Speaking at a joint press conference, Vance praised Orbán’s leadership, saying it “can provide a model…
By Una Hajdari with AFP Published on 07/04/2026 – 15:45 GMT+2 Italian energy giant ENI and Egypt have announced a significant natural gas discovery in the Eastern Mediterranean, offering Cairo and the wider European continent a potential lifeline as the Iran war sends energy import costs soaring. Preliminary estimates point to around 2 trillion cubic feet of gas in the Temsah field off Egypt’s Mediterranean coast, ENI said in a statement on Tuesday. The discovery also includes 130 million barrels of petroleum condensates, according to Egypt’s petroleum ministry, which it said forms part of a broader push to boost domestic production and cut…
A quick scroll through your explore page on Instagram will make you feel as though everyone is travelling to the ‘stans – Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan – right now. The data backs it up, too, with UN Tourism’s latest travel barometer naming Uzbekistan as being among the fastest-growing travel destinations around the globe, with visitor numbers up 14% year-on-year in 2025. A key part of the Silk Road, tourists heading to the Central Asian country prioritise visiting key ancient cities like Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva – and now the latter is getting a high-speed rail connection from the…
The pressure was too strong… Following the UK’s Wireless Festival being criticised over the booking of Kanye ‘Ye’ West, and growing backlash over the controversial rapper’s planned headline set this summer, the UK government has blocked the controversial rapper’s permission to travel to Blighty. The Home Office confirmed the ban to the BBC; the government has discretion to ban foreign nationals from the UK if their presence is not considered “conducive to the public good”. Responding to the news, the Wireless Festival issued the following statement: “The Home Office has withdrawn YE’s ETA, denying him entry into the United Kingdom.…
Istanbul Governor Davut Gül described the incident as “a move that smells of provocation,” noting that the Israeli mission has had no active diplomatic presence in the city following the war in Gaza. “There has been no activity at the consulate for 2.5 years,” he said, adding that investigators are examining possible connections and motives. The attack unfolded in the Beşiktaş district outside the Yapı Kredi Plaza complex, where security forces were stationed on duty near the consulate at the time. Two police officers also reported minor injuries, according to the interior ministry. Turkey’s Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek said…